Musicians of the Orchestra
Michelle Merrill
Music Director
Christopher Gilliam
Symphony Chorus Director
Helen Copenhaver Hanes Chair
Concertmaster
Rotating
Violin
Daniel Skidmore, Associate Concertmaster
Rebecca Willie, Assistant Concertmaster
Ada Leake Myers Chair
Chang Zhang, Principal Second Violin
Gregorio Midero, Associate Principal Second Violin
Margaret Rehder, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Sophie Anderson
Ewa Gondek
Lior Grunwald f
Patricia Guy
Laura Herrera
Ann Jones
Matthew Kiefer
Vivian Mayers
Ruth Metheny
Suzy Perkins
Samantha Roddy
José Sequeira Martínez f
Irina Shelepov*
Yi-Ju Shih
Katherine Wiley
Monika Wilmot
Richard Jackson Wohlman
Kailai Zhang
Hongmei Zhou
Viola
Simon Ertz, Principal
Charles H. Babcock Chair
Noah Hock, Associate Principal
Jessica Ronnevik, Assistant Principal
Kristen Beard
Matthew Box
Louise Campbell
Cathy Dudley
Sage Guice f
Marian Wilson
Violoncello
Brooks Whitehouse, Principal
Reynolds American Chair
Ryan Graebert, Associate Principal
Gayle Masarie, Assistant Principal
Maria Casas f
Edward Cho
Emily Grissing
J. Alexandra Johnston
Yoonki Lee
Laura Shirley
Worth Williams
Double Bass
Paul Sharpe, Principal
Mary Starling Chair
Andrew Dunlap, Associate Principal
Mara Barker
Ryan Lawrence f
Adam Maloney
John Spuller
Cody Williams
Flute
Kathryn Levy, Principal
John Henry Myers, Sr. Chair
Alicia Campbell
Lissie Shanahan
Piccolo
Lissie Shanahan
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McD. Brown Chair
Oboe
Claire Kostic, Principal
Amanda LaBrecque
Clarinet
Anthony Taylor, Principal
Bill and Judy Watson Chair
Ronald Rudkin
Eileen Young
Bass Clarinet
Eileen Young
Willis and Marion Secrest Chair
Bassoon
Saxton Rose, Principal
Eileen & Brian Major, Musician Sponsor
Carol Bernstorf
Marian Graebert
Contrabassoon
Carol Bernstorf
Horn
Robert Campbell, Principal
Robert Luther Myers Chair
Andrew Merideth
Joseph Mount
Timothy Papenbrock, Associate Principal
Lynn Beck
Trumpet
Calvin Godfrey, Principal
John Iuele Chair
Kenneth Wilmot
Karl Kassner
Trombone
Brian French, Principal
David Wulfeck
Bass Trombone
Erik Salzwedel, Principal
Dell and Frank James Chair
Tuba
Matt Ransom, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McD. Brown Chair
Timpani
Peter Zlotnick, Principal
Neill B. Starr Chair
Percussion
John R. Beck, Principal
Jeanne G. and William Gilchrist Hill Chair
Wiley A. Sykes, III
Eric Willie
Harp
Helen Rifas, Principal
Keyboard
Nancy Johnston, Principal
Nancy Wurtele Chair
* On Leave for the 2025-2026 Season
f Member of the WSS/UNCSA Fellowship Program
Orchestra Personnel Manager and Librarian
Jeff Whitsett
Operations & Stage Manager
Charley Bryant